Yoga teaching schedule January 2021

Downward facing dog

Hopefully you’re all doing well and still also managed to practice yoga during the Holidays.

Starting mid-January, I’ll be teaching several open classes,  I am looking forward to see you in a few, or all, of my online classes.

Wednesday lunch from 13 January

12:30-1:30 PM all level hatha yoga class, Sivananda tradition, online class via ZOOM. => Please register in advance.

Wednesday evening from 13 January

6-7 PM: all level hatha yoga class, Sivananda tradition, via Sampoorna Yoga Studio, online class via ZOOM. => Please register in advance.

Thursday evenings from 14 January
5:45-7:00 PM: all level hatha yoga class, for EU Council staff, online class via ZOOM.

Looking forward to guiding you on your yoga journey.

Om shanti -ॐ शान्ति

Yoga teaching schedule December 2020

Warrior pose

Hopefully you’re all doing well and still also managed to practice yoga.

In December, I’ll be teaching several open classes,  I sure hope to see you in a few, or all, of my online classes.

Wednesday lunch from 9 December

12:30-1:30 PM all level hatha yoga class, Sivananda tradition, online class via ZOOM. => Please register in advance.

Wednesday evening 2 & 9 December

6-7 PM: all level hatha yoga class, Sivananda tradition, via Sampoorna Yoga Studio, online class via ZOOM. => Please register in advance.

Thursday evenings
5:45-7:00 PM: all level hatha yoga class, for EU Council staff only, online class via ZOOM.

Important information regarding Sampoorna Yoga Studio

The studio must remain closed until 15 January 2021, according to the current restrictions. At the same time we continue paying rent, we have monthly bills for electricity, water, IT systems, insurance, etc. We want to pay our teachers fair rates for their online classes, and as a compassionate gesture we continue to pay our cleaning lady even if there is no work. How to pay for all this when the studio is closed? That’s the question!

We are making savings wherever we can – cancelling unnecessary contracts, negotiating prices – and we thought that you, as our loyal students, might like to join in a team effort to keep the studio going over the lockdown period – so that as soon as we can open again, you will be able to enjoy classes with your trusted teachers in our warm and welcoming studio.

Here is how you can support the studio right now:

• Join our online yoga classes as often as you can
• Purchase an extra yoga pass (or two) now, even if you use them later – the validity is now 1 year
• Give a gift voucher to your family and friends (perfect Christmas present!) – here’s how to purchase a gift card online
• Donate an amount of your choice to directly support us in covering the costs during lockdown – here’s how to do it via our online store

We are also using this time to make some upgrades to the studio premises (painting, decorating), so that it will be all nice and fresh for you when we re-open.
We really love teaching yoga, and your happy smiles on our screens makes our day every time. Thank you for practicing yoga with us!

Looking forward to guiding you on your yoga journey.

Om shanti -ॐ शान्ति

Morning yoga class on Saturday 31 October 2020

Warrior pose

Join me on Saturday 31 October for a morning yoga class, online obviously 😉

Saturday morning

10-11 AM: all level hatha yoga class, Sivananda tradition, via Sampoorna Yoga Studio, online class via ZOOM. => Please register in advance.

Looking forward to accompanying you on your yoga journey.

Om shanti -ॐ शान्ति

Yoga teaching schedule September 2020

Warrior pose

Hopefully you’ve enjoyed your Summer and also managed to practice yoga.

In September, I’ll be teaching several open classes,  I sure hope to see you in a few, or all, of my online classes.

Wednesday lunch from 9 September

12:30-1:30 PM all level hatha yoga class, Sivananda tradition, online class via ZOOM. => Please register in advance.

Wednesday evening from 2 September

6-7 PM: all level hatha yoga class, Sivananda tradition, via Sampoorna Yoga Studio, online class via ZOOM. => Please register in advance.

Thursday evening from 10 September
5:45-7:00 PM: all level hatha yoga class, for EU Council staff only, online class via ZOOM.

Extra classes

• Tuesday 1 September: 7:30-8:30 AM, please register in advance
• Saturday 12 September, 10-11 AM,  Sivananda tradition, via Sampoorna Yoga Studio, FREE online class via ZOOM. => Please register in advance.
• Sunday 13 September, 11 AM-12 noon,  Sivananda tradition, via Sampoorna Yoga Studio, FREE online class via ZOOM. => Please register in advance.
• Tuesday 29 September: 7:30-8:30 AM, please register in advance
• Wednesday 30 September: 7:30-8:30 AM, please register in advance

Looking forward to guiding you on your yoga journey.

Om shanti -ॐ शान्ति

Yoga teaching schedule Summer 2020

Warrior pose

In July, I’ll be teaching the first two weeks only before taking a few weeks of holidays. I sure hope to see you in a few, or all, of my online classes.

Wednesday 1, 8 & 15 July
12:30-1:30PM all level hatha yoga class, Sivananda tradition, online class via ZOOM. => Please register in advance.

6-7:30PM: all level hatha yoga class, Sivananda tradition, via Sampoorna Yoga Studio, online class via ZOOM. => Please register in advance.

Thursday 2, 9 & 16 July
5:45-7:00 PM: all level hatha yoga class, for EU Council staff only, online class via ZOOM.

Extra classes: 

• Tuesday 4 August (in the studio !!!).
• Saturday 22 July, 10-11 AM,  Sivananda tradition, via Sampoorna Yoga Studio, online class via ZOOM. => Please register in advance.

Looking forward to guiding you on your yoga journey.

Om shanti -ॐ शान्ति

Join online yoga classes (Wed & Fri) on 22 & 24 April

Dear yoga community,  join me this week & practice yoga from the safety & comfort of your home using your own yoga mat. All you need is a PC (or smartphone) with a decent internet connection & a free ZOOM account.

The price per class is 12€.

For now, these are the possibilities :

• Wednesdays at 12:30PM
• Wednesdays at 6PM (via Sampoorna Yoga Studio)
• Fridays at 12:30PM

Each class will be 1 hour  & follow the Sivananda tradition, hatha yoga, accessible for all levels: relaxation, pranayama (breathing exercise), sun salutations, asanas & final relaxation.

I very much hope that together we can keep the yoga community going strong & to create positive vibes in & around ourselves.

Om shanti -ॐ शान्ति

 

 

Join online yoga classes (Wed & Fri)

Dear yoga community,  First of all, I hope you & your loved ones are safe & healthy. In these special times, we need yoga more than ever, to keep our bodies healthy and our minds calm. Hence I’ve set up a ZOOM account to propose online group yoga classes.

This way, you can practice yoga from the safety & comfort of your home using your own yoga mat. All you need is a PC (or smartphone) with a decent internet connection & a free ZOOM account.

The price per class is 12€.

For now, these are the possibilities :

• Wednesdays at 12:30PM
• Wednesdays at 6PM (via Sampoorna Yoga Studio)
• Fridays at 12:30PM

Each class will be 1 hour  & follow the Sivananda tradition, hatha yoga, accessible for all levels: relaxation, pranayama (breathing exercise), sun salutations, asanas & final relaxation.

Next step: register via ZOOM and I’ll send you an email to confirm your participation to the class(es) & then I’ll send you the login details.

I very much hope that together we can keep the yoga community going strong & to create positive vibes in & around ourselves.

Om shanti -ॐ शान्ति

 

 

Sampoorna yoga studio offers online classes now

Dear yogi,

In these difficult and strange times we need yoga and meditation more than ever. The studio remains closed due to the Corona virus outbreak, but we have good news for you:

From Friday 20 March Sampoorna yoga studio offers online yoga classes with teachers of the studio.

My class takes place at the usual time, it’s just being casted from my living room to your home (Wednesday 6PM).

• Two daily classes, morning and evening
• Prenatal yoga once a week (Thursdays)
• Kids yoga moments twice a week (Tuesdays in Dutch, Fridays in French)

How to register:

It is necessary to register in advance. Currently please use Facebook or the MindBody App as we are still working to get it up on our website – we recommend the MindBody App as the quickest and easiest way.

Registration is possible until 30 minutes before start of class.

At that point, we will send everyone a Zoom link for the class.

You will need to download the free Zoom app in advance!

Private online yoga classes with our teachers are also available – ask for more info!

We hope to see you soon in the online classes, thank you for practicing yoga with us.

Take good care of yourself and your loved ones, stay at home, stay safe!

PS. Should you experience any difficulty in registering for the new online classes just send an email – this is new for us all well, and we are learning as we go.

Om shanti –ॐ शान्ति

 

 

Want to join online yoga classes as from 17 March 2020?

Dear yoga community,  First of all, I hope you & your loved ones are safe & healthy. In these special times, we need yoga more than ever, to keep our bodies healthy and our minds calm. Hence I’ve set up a ZOOM account to propose online group yoga classes.

This way, you can practice yoga from the safety & comfort of your home using your own yoga mat. All you need is a PC with internet connection & a free ZOOM account.

I accept 10 students per class as to be able to check & correct you all when necessary. If you’re interested, please send me a private message so I can explain you how to set this up. The price per class is 12€. A class will take place with at least registered 5 students.

For now, these are the possibilities starting this week (from 17 March):

• Wednesdays at 12:30PM (1 hour class)
• Fridays at 12:30PM (1 hour class)

Each class will be 1 hour  & follow the Sivananda tradition, hatha yoga, accessible for all levels: relaxation, pranayama (breathing exercise), sun salutations, asanas & final relaxation.

Next step: send me an email to confirm your participation to the class(es) & then I’ll send you the login details.

I very much hope that together we can keep the yoga community going strong & to create positive vibes in & around ourselves.

Om shanti -ॐ शान्ति

 

 

Special yoga passes prices in December at Sampoorna yoga studio

We’re already December!

The pre-Christmas season is often a period when we have less time for yoga – because of the stresses of preparing for the festivities at home and finishing everything at work before holidays.

But this is exactly the time when we need more yoga! Come to one of our classes to stretch the tensions out of your body, calm your mind, and connect with other yogis.

We would like to support your practice by making a great offer:

Everyone is entitled to student rates in December!

Examples of prices:

• 10 classes: 90€ (normal price 135€)
• 20 classes: 150€ (normal price 220€)
• 3 months unlimited: 200€ (normal price 300€)
• 6 months unlimited: 400€ (normal price 500€)

Hopefully I’ll see you soon in one of my Wednesday evening classes, or join any class on the schedule with your yoga pass.

Om shanti -ॐ शान्ति

Join the Brussels Yoga Mala 2019: join the 108 Sun Salutations for charity

Since 2010, the yoga community in Brussels organizes the Yoga Mala around the Summer Solstice. All participants donate some money and all the proceeds go to a charity. This year the mala will be organised in September, around the Autumn Solstice, on a Saturday morning, 21 September.

Why 108 ? Good question, Shiva Rea has written a beautiful article about it, read it here.

So please join in on Saturday morning, 21 September 2019, as the Yoga community comes together for the 10th time in a celebration of the unity of Yoga to raise money for charity Bru’Zelle, a local NGO helping to fight period poverty.

As we welcome the Autumn Solstice let us offer our gratitude to life by saluting and honouring the Sun. We will practice a Yoga Mala, a prayer in motion of 108 rounds of Surya Namaskara (Sun Salutations).

The practice will be a meditative flow, and whether we as individuals are able to do 1 or 108 rounds, the importance lies in our participation and intention – as a collective we will complete the Mala. There will be different teachers leading the rounds of Surya Namaskar, the practice is the Sivananda Hatha Yoga tradition.

Being there together in a spirit of loving-kindness, peace and joy is what it’s all about. And who knows what wonders will come from that…

The event is family-friendly, so children, partners and grandparents are warmly welcome. There will be Yoga for kids & mandala coloring in parallel with the Mala, and other fun activities. Tea and biscuits for after!

You can also make a difference, so come and make it happen together with the Brussels’ yoga community.

Practical information:
Date: Saturday 21 September 2019
Time: 10h30 until approximately 12h00
Venue: Autoworld Museum Mezzanine, Cinquantenaire Park
Cost: EUR 3 Museum entrance fee, plus a donation for charity. The suggested donation is at least EUR 13 (incl. the entrance fee), but we appeal to everyone to give what they can.
What to bring: yoga mat, bottle of water, open heart and lots of energy!
Like the Facebook page & join the event.

• To register please fill out this form and pay your entrance fee & donation into this bank account: IBAN: BE85 0357 3874 8506. 

Anyone interested in volunteering to help either on the day or in preparations please let us know via email  !

Check out the Sivananda hatha yoga Sun Salutations here:

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“O nourishing sun,

Solitary traveller, controller,

Source of life for all creatures, spread your light

And subdue your dazzling splendour

So that I may see your blessed Self.

Even that very Self am I!”

Isha Upanishad 16

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Om shanti -ॐ शान्ति

Yoga teaching schedule as from September 2019

Warrior pose

Hopefully you’ve enjoyed a great Summer and did do (some) yoga while on holidays.

September marks the start of a new yoga teaching schedule.

Wednesday
6-7:30PM: all level hatha yoga class, Sivananda tradition, at Sampoorna Yoga studio, from 4 September.

Thursday
6:00-7:15PM: all level hatha yoga class, at EU Council sport center LEX building (staff only), from 5 September.

Extra classes: 

• Sunday 8 September, 60 minute all levels hatha yoga class, Sivananda tradition, 3PM, at Sampoorna Yoga studio
• Tuesday 24 September, 90 minute all levels hatha yoga class, Sivananda tradition, 7PM at Sampoorna Yoga studio

I’m available for corporate yoga classes during lunch time, feel free to contact me if you have any inquiries.

Looking forward to guiding you on your yoga journey.

Om shanti -ॐ शान्ति

 

Accessible yoga training & certificate

Last week I was lucky to be able to attend a 5 day training with the wonderful teacher Lakshmi Sutter in the Sivananda yoga ashram nearby Orleans, France. We were taught many aspects of less able bodied people, their challenges, but mostly all their possibilities to practice yoga on a physical, mental & spiritual level. There was a fun & interested group of fellow yoga teachers from different backgrounds and places taking the course. We all had our own reasons to follow the course, but the intention in general was to be able to bring to more people the benefits of yoga. At the end of the training I obtained my certificate for further training (63 hours). I’m looking forward to teach the accessible training where needed, so feel free to contact me for inquiries.

More info about Accessible Yoga conferences and trainings

Some photos of the training & the delicious sattvic & vegan food in the ashram:

Om shanti -ॐ शान्ति

 

UPDATED: Yoga teaching schedule June 2019

Join me this month for some yoga, either 60 or 90 minutes classes, with one 7AM class ! Check out my schedule for June 2019:

• Wednesdays : 6PM – 90 minute class at Sampoorna Yoga Studio
  • 26 June = cancelled
• Thursdays: 6:30PM – 90 minute class at EU Council
• Extra:
  • Saturday 1 June at 11:30AM – 60 minute class at Sampoorna Yoga Studio
  • Early Morning Challenge: Wednesday 19 June at 7AM – 60 minute class at Sampoorna Yoga Studio
  • NEW:
    • Friday 28 June at 10:30AM – 90 minute class at Sampoorna Yoga Studio
    • Saturday 29 June at 11:30AM – 60 minute class at Sampoorna Yoga Studio

All classes are hatha yoga, Sivananda tradition, with variations for intermediate/ advanced students.

See you soon 🙂

FYI: in case you are pregnant, please inform me prior to attending the class, you can participate without a problem, but I’ll need to point out some alternatives for Pranayama, the sun salutations, as well as for some asanas.

Om shanti -ॐ शान्ति

Yoga teaching schedule May 2019

Check out my schedule for May 2019:

• Wednesdays : 6PM – 90 minute class at Sampoorna Yoga Studio
  • exception: 1 May is cancelled
• Thursdays: 6:30PM – 90 minute class at EU Council
  • exceptions: 9 & 30 May are cancelled
• Extra:
  • Friday 3 May at 6:30PM – 60 minute class at Sampoorna Yoga Studio

All classes are hatha yoga, Sivananda tradition, with variations for intermediate/ advanced students.

See you soon 🙂

FYI: in case you are pregnant, please inform me prior to attending the class, you can participate without a problem, but I’ll need to point out some alternatives for Pranayama, the sun salutations, as well as for some asanas.

Om shanti -ॐ शान्ति